Rockhurst High School
School Reopening and COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Plan 2020-2021
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REOPENING PLAN
AUGUST CALENDAR
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DAILY SCREENING
DECISION TREES
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TRANSPORTATION FOR ACTIVITIES
FACE COVERINGS
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SCHOOL ENTRY & DISMISSAL
HAND HYGIENE
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CLASSROOMS & PHYSICAL DISTANCING
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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HIGHER-RISK ACTIVITIES
EATING & DRINKING
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VENTILATION
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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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REOPENING PLAN 2020-21
Rockhurst High School has educated young men in Kansas City in the Jesuit tradition for more than 110 years. The formation at Rockhurst is based on an emphasis of cura personalis (individual care for each person), led by our faculty and staff. That carries into their peer-to-peer relationships, formed in the Ignatian Experience.
We believe that our Task Force to Reopen School (TFRS) that has met THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ROCKHURST three times each week for several months has created a plan that HIGH SCHOOL! allows for safe return to in-person learning, should families choose to do so. Rockhurst is offering both in-person and distance learning, especially to protect the most vulnerable members of our school community, and to provide the anticipated, necessary flexibility to accommodate quarantine and isolation. Rockhurst High School plans to return to in-person learning with students beginning on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 with three days of Student Orientation. Regular classes will begin on Thursday, Aug. 20. The school will practice remote learning for all students on Wednesday, Aug. 26 and Thursday, Aug. 27. Please see the calendar for more dates and information.
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In order to best prepare students for a Rockhurst education, the school will hold scheduled Remote Learning Days on Aug. 26 and Aug. 27. This provides staff and students an opportunity to experience distance learning in the event that the school would pivot to that option long-term, an individual student would be approved for longer-term remote learning, or a student needed to quarantine or isolate temporarily. Rockhurst is committed to ensuring that all learning options are rooted in the Grad at Graduation qualities - committed to justice, religious, open to growth, intellectually competent, and loving - to form "men for others" of competence, conscience, and compassion. Whether a student is in person or remote in their learning, the goals of a Rockhurst education remain the same and the Parent/Student Handbook policies apply.
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DAILY SCREENING
Daily health screening (with record keeping) will take place prior to arrival to school for both students and staff; screening for symptoms and exposure to COVID-19. Any person at Rockhurst showing symptoms will be moved to an isolation room near the nurse’s office with high-grade ventilation filtering for proper medical direction. Temperatures should be taken by parents at home for each student and students upon arrival at T H Awill N K again Y O U be F Oscreened R C H O O for S I Ntemperature G ROCKHUR ST school. Parents should record of their son each H I G Hthe S Ctemperature HOOL! morning prior to arrival at school. Visitors will be significantly limited from entering the school. Meetings with families and teachers should occur virtually whenever possible, unless otherwise arranged and approved by the school. If visitor entry is required, there is a screening for COVID-19 symptoms and a temperature check is performed. All visitors are required to wear a face covering and pass the health screening. Visitors must sign in and sign out, as well as record times of entry and exit and locations visited in the event that Rockhurst would need to perform contact tracing.
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SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FOR ACTIVITIES
Parents should prioritize a safe mode of transportation when available to optimize physical distancing. Rockhurst will be providing limited transportation to activities, requiring masks and following local guidelines on transportation. And as a result, parents may be asked to provide transportation to THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ROCKHURST activities. HIGH SCHOOL! All staff members and students riding in a school-sponsored vehicle will always wear a cloth face covering. Students must wear a cloth face covering in buses and vans. Windows should be opened (weather permitting) to allow for airflow. Hand hygiene required upon bus or van entry.
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FACE COVERINGS
Masking has proven to be an effective way to decrease the spread of COVID-19. Instruction on appropriate mask wearing will be discussed at the beginning of the school year and repeated frequently. School staff and students are required to wear a cloth face covering at all times EXCEPT while: eating; drinking; and THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ROCKHURST participating in outdoorH Iactivities (with approval) while GH SCHOOL! maintaining physical distancing of 6 feet. Any visitor inside Rockhurst's building is required to wear a cloth face covering at all times. Any necessary mask exceptions should be discussed with the school’s administration. Please read the school's face covering policy HERE.
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SCHOOL ENTRY & DISMISSAL
Students will enter the building through the east doors of the performance gym. Doors open at 6:45 a.m. The formation of large groups and crowding will be avoided at the point of entry. Arrival times are staggered for students.
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HIGH SCHOOL! Hand hygiene will occur at school entry.
Students will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms and exposure upon entry. Any student needing isolation will immediately be directed to the nurse's office. Students will be directed to their first class, gyms, Learning Commons, or Dining Commons (with 6 feet distanced seating). Congregating will be avoided. Dismissal times staggered for students at the end of the day.
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HAND HYGIENE
Hand hygiene is an important step in decreasing the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Proper hygiene includes: washing hands with soap for more than 20 seconds with vigorous scrubbing multiple times a day, especially before and after eating. Everyone is reminded not to touch their face. Using hand sanitizer frequently. Hand sanitizer will be provided THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ROCKHURST throughout the school, Hand students are welcome to bring their IGH SCHOOL! own hand sanitizers. Hand hygiene should occur: When entering a classroom After blowing one's nose, coughing, or sneezing Before and after eating food After using the toilet All bathroom fixtures have been replaced with touch-free controls. Instructions on proper hand hygiene are posted in multiple areas and reviewed frequently with staff and students.
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CLASSROOMS & PHYSICAL DISTANCING
Every effort will be made to physically distance and cohort students to minimize COVID-19 exposure and assist with contact tracing should a student or staff become ill. Desks and seating assignments will be 6 feet apart. Large spaces (Rose Theater, Dining Commons, Learning Commons, THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ROCKHURST Hawklets Center, both gymnasiums) will be used as classrooms HIGH SCHOOL! with 6-foot physical distancing. Student desks all be facing forward in the same direction. Block scheduling to reduce classroom transitions each day. Assigned seating in all classes to allow for contact tracing. Minimize sharing of classroom equipment (computers, microscopes, laboratory equipment, etc). In offices and Faculty Studio, seating will be 6 feet apart.
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Use of outdoor activities whenever possible. Student activities in cohorts (teams). Hand hygiene before and after. Physical education will primarily focus on individual strength, THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ROCKHURST conditioning, skills, andHdrills. IGH SCHOOL!
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HIGHER-RISK ACTIVITIES
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have designated some activities to be higher risk for spreading the virus that causes COVID-19. High risk activities, including band and choir, will use virtual options for singing and playing wind instruments. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ROCKHURST
Co-curricular activities, H including athletics, are voluntary. Activities IGH SCHOOL! will attempt to minimize close contact of less than 6 feet of distance for 15+ minutes. Community water will not be offered. Students are required to have their own water bottles, and cannot be shared. Masks are required for all student-athletes and coaches when not engaged in strenuous activity and when indoors. All athletic equipment will be disinfected daily after use. Find MSHSAA's "Return To Play" form HERE.
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EATING & DRINKING
Rockhurst will continue to provide nutritional, well-balanced meals for students, including those students who have been approved for longer-term remote learning. FLIK staff will be screened daily for COVID-19 symptoms and exposure. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ROCKHURST
FLIK staff will wear gloves, masks, and face shields during food HIGH SCHOOL! preparation and service. Meals will be delivered to distribution points around the building, and then delivered to classrooms where students will eat their meals. Water fountains have been replaced with touch-free bottle-filling stations. Students are encouraged to bring a refillable bottle for water each day. All food packaging and utensils will be disposable/recyclable.
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VENTILATION
Building Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems operating according to manufacturer instructions. HVAC system operates continuously throughout the school day and after school, ensuring maximum continuous fresh air. HVAC filtration a FMinimum Efficiency (MERV) T H A N Kwith YOU OR CHOO S I N G R ORating C K H U RValue ST rating of MERV 13, the most without damaging H I G Hefficient S C H O Ofiltration L! the fan motors. An isolation room has been created for the school nurse with an air scrubber for high level filtration and safety in the event anyone in the community experiences COVID-19 symptoms.
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CLEANING PROCEDURES
Custodial cleaning and sanitizing performed four times throughout the school day. Restrooms and highly-touched surfaces will be cleaned while students are in class. Cleaning Tproducts will and HANK YO U Fbe O Rprovided C H O O S Ifor N Gteachers ROCKHU R S Tstudents to clean their desks each class H I G Hperiod. SCHOOL! The school has hired an outside company to disinfect the entire building each night.
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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
School nurse has access to appropriate PPE (gown, gloves, medical grade mask, and eye shield) to care for an ill student or staff member. School maintenance and facilities staff also have PPE. Eye shields can be used by staff members or students, if desired, but are not a substitute for cloth face coverings. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ROCKHURST HIGH SCHOOL!
Gloves will be used when handling food, caring for an ill student or staff member, or when bodily fluid contamination may occur. Otherwise, gloves are generally not necessary.
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This document is intended to keep the Rockhurst community informed of measures taking place to mitigate COVID-19. Given the changing nature of this pandemic, this document will be updated as the school continues to closely observe recommendations and ordinances relative to all persons health and safety.